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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Hong Kong: Pension Authority Warns Of US Debt Selloff

Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) instructed the city’s fund managers last month to prepare for possible fallout from Moody’s recent reduction of its US Treasury debt rating from Aaa to Aa1.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Canada: Carney Crowns First-Ever AI Minister

Canada last month named its first-ever AI minister, joining a list of countries that already includes the United Arab Emirates, France, and Taiwan.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Morocco: Boom In Data Centers

The North African kingdom has adapted quickly to the digital age. In 2020, the Agency for Digital Development published a...

Risk Measurement and Mitigation: Need for a New Beginning

Credit risk is defined as the probability that a bank borrower or counterparty will fail to meet their obligations in accordance with agreed terms. The goal of credit risk management is to maximize a bank's risk-adjusted rate of return by ...

Technology

Latin America: Leading World Financial Innovation

By concentrating on financial inclusion, Latin America shows other parts of the world how to navigate testing times.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Kenya: Capital Requirement Rule to Trigger Bank Mergers

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) plans to lift its 10-year ban on issuing new banking licenses on July 1.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Appeals Court Pauses Ruling That Blocked Trump’s Tariff Plan

A federal appeals court on Thursday paused the US Court of International Trade’s (CIT) ruling that struck down President Donald...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ghana: New Rules Shake Gold Trade

Ghana wants to optimize the benefits from its largely anarchical artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector.

Managing Liquidity in a Crisis

‘Stay at home. Stay safe’. These are perhaps the words that will characterise 2020, a year dominated by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses are dealing with major disruption to their supply chains, and domestic and cross-border trade remains severely impacted by extraordinary skews in demands and government-imposed ‘stay home’ regulations in countries around the world.

Sustainable Finance

Powering The Global Energy Transition

Project finance is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the growing demand for green and sustainable energy infrastructure.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Arnault’s Work Extension

Bernard Arnault, the French billionaire, CEO and chair of LVMH, has just been confirmed at the helm of the world’s...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Lebanon On The Path To Reform

Lebanon's Parliament last month partly lifted banking secrecy laws in a rare move to encourage transparency and revive the nation’s scattered economy.

Insurance

All In It Together

Global insurers are partnering with stakeholders, including governments and environmental groups, as they adapt to the impact of climate change.

E-Guarantees: Making Trade Finance Faster and Safer

Andrzej Gliski, Member of the Management Board of Bank Millennium in Poland, explains how electronic guarantees are increasingly used in trade finance to simplify the circulation of documents, reduce processing times, provide greater transparency, and cut transaction costs.

Award Ceremonies and Events

Best Investment Banks and Sustainable Finance Awards Ceremony 2025

Leaders from across the industry attended to recognise organisations that have navigated global uncertainty and market conditions, delivering both returns...